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Commercial Real Estate Loans
Borrowing capital to purchase a commercial real estate property is different from buying any other property. Commercial real estate (CRE) properties are solely used for business purposes and financing; acquisition, development, and construction, is accomplished...
Attractive REITs for Investors in 2021
In 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a law that produced a revolutionary new way to develop and invest in real estate. It created the REIT. That stands for real estate investment trust. In short, REITs cleared the way to create large-scale real estate...
Buying a Home Without a Real Estate Agent
In a world where so much of the home buying and selling process is now done online, it can be easy to think that real estate agents no longer serve a purpose. In truth, however, you may end up spending far more money to go it alone than to just hire an agent. While...
Preparing for a Housing Market Crash
In seemingly every city in the United States, individuals and families interested in purchasing a home are noticing a common pattern: Where buyers of a generation ago tended to negotiate house prices down, buyers of today are having to offer large amounts of money...
The Most Competitive Housing Markets in the US
While housing costs on the West Coast of the United States continue to soar, it appears that many homebuyers from the Left Coast are looking eastward to find ideal properties: Indeed, the hottest housing markets in the US currently exist in cities like Boise and Salt...
Bidding Wars When Buying a Home
The current housing market is one of the most lopsided seller's markets we have ever seen which means that it is harder than ever to buy a house right now. Bidding wars are the norm, and a non-cash offer will not be good enough in a lot of markets. In a recent...
What to Know When Buying Your First Home
There are many things that you should consider when you're ready to buy your first home. One of the biggest concerns is the down payment, and many first-time buyers look for ways to minimize that obligation without releasing that paying less up front means making...
Guide to Real Estate Development
Real estate development offers a great opportunity to grow wealth, but it also requires more hands-on involvement than other types of real estate investing. This is because it involves the construction of new structures rather than simply updating an existing...
Why You Need to Know About Conforming Loans
If you’re in the market for a house, you’ll confront a dizzying array of terms that are well-known to real estate professionals, bankers and others. It all may be confusing jargon to you, however. That puts you at a distinct disadvantage. Buying a home is a major...
How to Become a Property Developer
Do you want to get out of a rut and make a change in your life? Have you always dreamed of being self-employed and financially independent? Thousands of people have asked these same questions and have opted to try their hand at property development. The...